Last night the City Planning Commission presented its proposal for the rezoning of Boerum Hill at a Community Board 2 public hearing, ultimately garnering approval from the board’s land-use committee. The rezoning covers 31 blocks from Court Street to 4th Avenue, and Pacific to Warren/Wyckoff. The neighborhood will be rezoned R6B, R6A and R7A. R6B has a maximum height of 50 feet after setback, R6A a max height of 70 feet after setback, and R7A is 80 feet max after setback. The boundary of the area is currently zoned R6 with a FAR up to 3. Under the new zoning, there will also be commercial overlays for mixed-use sections of Bergen and 3rd Avenue. (You can see the whole presentation here.) The only person who spoke out against the downzoning declared, “Brooklyn is really expensive!” He said imposing height limitations results in the creation of fewer apartments, driving up rents. However, the CB2 land-use committee voted in favor of downzoning. The proposal will now move on to the full board for review, after which it heads to the Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council for consideration.
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